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Created by Pbritti ( talk). Self-nominated at 22:02, 25 July 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Tweet Kimball; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
Kimball would raise her two sons at Cherokee Castle and would eventually marry three more timesmight be rewritten with a more encyclopedic-tone. Perhaps in past tense? We can also find a non-free image of her since the subject is deceased. Also it is "Colorado's only petrified forest" according to sources an we may have incorporated that into a hook. Additionally, I cannot use the image because it does not appear in the article, it is also tangential to the subject Bruxton ( talk) 16:15, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
"Kimball established a foundation prior to her death, preserving her collections, the castle, and ranch land – the latter of which includes portions of the Cherokee Ranch petrified forest ... " Latter is used to specify the second of two - and only two - items — but three are listed here: collections, castle, ranch land ... so 'latter' is incorrect. The easy fix is this: "Kimball established a foundation prior to her death, preserving her collections, the castle, and ranch land – the last of which includes portions of the Cherokee Ranch petrified forest ... " Prisoner of Zenda ( talk) 10:46, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
Had I not raised this on the talk page, I'd have changed the article, and possibly incurred your wrathare failures to assume good faith. Indeed, you should feel safe to edit boldly. In this case, there is no indication that latter should be considered
incorrect usage, as "this particular use is several hundred years old" and "most modern dictionaries make mention of it". As such, your error would have most likely been reverted with a brief explanation. I made a mistake yesterday, which was politely reverted with such an explanation. It's all part of the process! ~ Pbritti ( talk) 03:08, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
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The result was: promoted by
Bruxton (
talk) 16:15, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
Created by Pbritti ( talk). Self-nominated at 22:02, 25 July 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Tweet Kimball; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
Kimball would raise her two sons at Cherokee Castle and would eventually marry three more timesmight be rewritten with a more encyclopedic-tone. Perhaps in past tense? We can also find a non-free image of her since the subject is deceased. Also it is "Colorado's only petrified forest" according to sources an we may have incorporated that into a hook. Additionally, I cannot use the image because it does not appear in the article, it is also tangential to the subject Bruxton ( talk) 16:15, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
"Kimball established a foundation prior to her death, preserving her collections, the castle, and ranch land – the latter of which includes portions of the Cherokee Ranch petrified forest ... " Latter is used to specify the second of two - and only two - items — but three are listed here: collections, castle, ranch land ... so 'latter' is incorrect. The easy fix is this: "Kimball established a foundation prior to her death, preserving her collections, the castle, and ranch land – the last of which includes portions of the Cherokee Ranch petrified forest ... " Prisoner of Zenda ( talk) 10:46, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
Had I not raised this on the talk page, I'd have changed the article, and possibly incurred your wrathare failures to assume good faith. Indeed, you should feel safe to edit boldly. In this case, there is no indication that latter should be considered
incorrect usage, as "this particular use is several hundred years old" and "most modern dictionaries make mention of it". As such, your error would have most likely been reverted with a brief explanation. I made a mistake yesterday, which was politely reverted with such an explanation. It's all part of the process! ~ Pbritti ( talk) 03:08, 22 August 2023 (UTC)